It's cyanide. Cyanide occurred naturally in the bitter almond and could be broken down by cooking, which is why people would roast almonds before eating them until we managed …to guide the evolution of the almond tree until the bitter form, formerly 70% of almond trees, is now nearly extinct.

I truly hope not! I use pure almond oil everyday and when my cat is around it, he "insists" on having some! He wraps his little paw around my wrist to get at it. I give him a… couple of drops, he licks it up and he's fine.

Because when your bleeding to death, your body goes into a state of "munchies" same of that when you smoke marijuana. Therefore, all hunger goes to the almond for its sexy sha…pe, and your body then becomes a fiend for the almond. Most dying individuals get boners from almonds.

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